Shephard Fairey Pleads Guilty in Boston
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Seems like the wonderful city of Boston has nothing better to do with their resources than to charge Shephard Fairey (OBEY) with three misdemeanors: one charge of defacing property and two charges of wanton destruction of property for a September 2000 incident where he placed a poster on the back of an electrical box and earlier this year planting a sticker on the back of a sign and a poster on the side of a condo. Eleven other charges were dropped. This on the heels of his controversial battle with The Associated Press.
The 39-year-old Los Angeles street artist, who became famous for plastering his posters and stickers throughout cities, must pay $2,000 to a graffiti removal organization and cannot possess tagging materials — such as stickers or paste — in Boston except for authorized art installations. He also must tell officials when he plans to visit Suffolk County, where Boston is located.
(Juxtapoze.com)
And here I thought NYC vandal squad and laws were ridiculous. But could this mean an end to Fairey’s taking his art to the street?
“I think that people should be responsible about sharing their art, and that’s not a transition or an evolution of my philosophy,” Fairey said outside court. “Fortunately, I’m at a place in my career where I can get sanctioned spaces, so it’s not an issue that I’ll ever have to worry about again.”
We’ll have to wait and see the impact, if any, this will have on the future of art on the street.
Shepahrd Fairey and KAGE
- KAGE
